What is C:\Program\uninst.exe?

[MitchS]

Hello to anyone reading this, I hope you can help.

I have recently installed the Academic Site License bundle for LabVIEW 8.2.1 and all of the related apps (OPC, Vision, etc.) and the academic site license MultiSim/UltiBoard Circuits software. Once the software is installed and registered online and the system reboots, upon logging in I am greeted by several Windows Explorer instances for "C:\Program\uninst.exe" and an OS warning for "File Name Warning" as you can see below.

Any ideas on why this is doing this and what (if any) problems this may cause? If I delete/rename the "C:\Program" folder will that hurt anything in the long run?

I have installed on several machines so far and every one of them is doing this same thing. WinXP, SP2, latest updates. The machines are a part of a Win2003 domain. I have noticed that for student logins (multiple users per machine since it is in a school lab setting) they only get two "C:\Program" folders but when I log in with admin rights I get pounded with between 4 and 8 windows. The screenshot is under my login.

Thanks in advance for the help,

Mitch

[Matthew_Kelton]

I am venturing some guesses here, but I have a feeling that something didn't properly set the diretcoyr to copy the exe.  Some Windows commands require quotes around directories which have a space in them.  I think the file was supposed to be copied into a folder in your Program Files directory, but Windows interpreted the path as c:\Program because of the missing quotes.

uninst.exe is an uninstalling program for one of the programs you got to install.  You could delete the folder.  It would only affect an uninstall and not daily usage.  Uninstall may not even work correctly where the file is located.

You can do a registry search for C:\Program\uninst.exe and see if you get a hit.  If you do, look to see what program's tree your in.  It should give you an idea of where it should go.  You can modify the registry to point to the new location.

[MitchS]

Matthew,

Thanks for the response. You're thinking the same thing I was about the goofed install path, I was curious as to which program may be the culprit. I think it happened after installing the disc with NI Measurement Studio, LabWindows CVI 8.1 Full Development System, etc.

I've renamed the folder and the annoying pop ups have stopped and everything seems to be working fine so far. Uninstall around here is usually not a big concern as I usually nuke (format) the HDD and reinstall from scatch when I change out machines.

Thanks again!

[RavensFan]

Take a look at the file creation date for that "Program" folder.  That may give a clue as to when it was created.  "Hey, the date is last Thursday, that's when I installed Measurement Studio."  To be sure, you could look at the file creation dates for the Measurement Studio folders and see if they are a similar date and time.

[MitchS]

Ravens Fan,

I know, date wise, when it was created as I installed all of the NI software DVD's in one sitting. The Academic Site License (ASL) includes (when MultiSim is included as I have it) over 40 programs if they are all installed. I have the HDD space, so I installed everything. At the end of each DVD's install, the request to reboot is prompted. But because of the way the ASL is packaged, that last DVD alone installs about a dozen programs and extensions to others. Hence the confusion as to which program the uninstall goes with. If I'm not mistaken (and if so, I apologize) but I think the standard (non-ASL) installs come on discrete DVDs and install only one program or suite at a time, which would make it easy to figure out where the problem lies.

My curiosity was aimed at reuniting the uninstall with the correct program, just in case I ever need to remove a single program and in case someone else out there ever needs to. The problem may be limited to the ASL, and if so, is probably not a big enough deal to worry much over.

Thank again for the help.